Mindy McCready at the CMA Music Festival in Nashville in 2010
Country singer Mindy McCready -- who had twelve singles hit the country charts in the late 90s, including #1 hit "Guys Do It All the Time" -- killed herself in the worst way imaginable over the weekend. She shot her dog and then herself. From the Daily Mail:
Tragic country music star Mindy McCready has committed suicide, age 37, on the same front porch where her boyfriend was found dead one month ago. McCready shot the family dog before killing herself at her home in Heber Springs, Arkansas, on Sunday afternoon.
In recent weeks, she had faced a cloud of suspicion after her live-in boyfriend David Wilson died from a gunshot wound on January 13. She told Dateline NBC: "I didn't find the bullet, the dog did. It was in the dog's mouth. I mean, that's a horrific things to say, but it was in the dog's mouth."
Asked by Dateline if she had killed her boyfriend, McCready responded: "Oh my God, no. He was my life, we were each other's life."
It's pretty weird that Mindy killed herself on the exact same porch that her boyfriend David mysteriously died on just a month ago. I guess you could say that, after a month apart, Mindy's joined him in heaven. Geesh, this bitch takes nagging to a whole new level.
Caleb Moore, a freestyle snowmobiler who suffered severe injuries in a crash during the Winter X Games last week in Aspen, died today. He was just 25. But don't be sad, because Lil Wayne is sure Caleb has no regrets. In fact, he would die again if he could. Leave it to Lil Wayne to put everything in perspective.
After suffering a heart attack in July, Academy Award nominee Michael Clarke Duncan (The Green Mile) passed away yesterday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. He was 54. His publicist said in a statement:
"[Duncan's fiancee Omarosa] Manigault is grateful for all of your prayers and asks for privacy at this time. Celebrations of his life, both private and public, will be announced at a later date."
Death posts about celebrities you genuinely like are always difficult so, with that in mind, please enjoy this picture of a bear riding a motorcycle. Bears aren't supposed to ride motorcycles! Look at that thing!
*7 Michael Clarke Duncan pictures total in the gallery:
By now you've probably heard that famed director Tony Scott (Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, Crimson Tide, Enemy of the State, Spy Game) committed suicide by jumping off the Vincent Thomas Bridge in L.A., which links San Pedro with the appropriately-named Terminal Island. ABC is now saying it's probably because he had inoperable brain cancer:
Tony Scott had inoperable brain cancer, a source close to him told ABC News.
Police said they received a 911 call at about 12:30 p.m. that an individual had jumped off the Vincent Thomas Bridge. The body was recovered around 3 p.m., when it was identified by authorities as Scott, according to Lt. Joseph Bale of the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. An autopsy is scheduled to be performed today.
The Coroner's Office found several notes to loved ones in Scott's car, a spokesman told The Associated Press. A suicide note was later found at his office, according to the AP.
And somewhere, Michael Bay thinks to himself, "A bridge? What a fag. I would jump off the Burj Khalifa and have all sorts of explosions and shit go off when I hit the ground. Fuck yeah."
Former Chargers' linebacker Junior Seau was found dead at his home in Oceanside (North San Diego County) this morning. Early reports indicate that he shot himself. He was 43. As a lifelong San Diego resident and Chargers' fan, this is pretty shitty news to hear -- even shittier than when I heard that we'd hired Norv Turner as our head coach. R.I.P. Junior. Thanks for the memories.
Russell Armstrong and Taylor Armstrong leaving BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood in January
Russell Armstrong - famous for being the husband of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills "star" Taylor Armstrong - killed himself last night at a friend's house on Mulholland Drive in L.A. He was 47. Just a month ago, Taylor filed for divorce from Russell and a few stories were leaked [by her] that he was abusing her both physically and emotionally. In other words, this suicide is completely her fault. From TMZ:
Our sources say Armstrong hanged himself. He was found hanging in his bedroom on Mulholland Drive. We're told L.A. City Fire Department arrived at his home and pronounced him dead at 8:16 PM Monday. Sources say a roommate found Russell and called 911.
We're told authorities have not found a suicide note ... no drugs or alcohol were found in the bedroom where Russell died. He was fully clothed when his body was discovered.
I think this goes without saying, but killing yourself is a bit extreme. People would have eventually forgotten that he was on a reality show . . .
*8 Russell Armstrong pictures total in the gallery:
Amy Winehouse was found dead at her house in Northern London this morning. She was 27. According to police, the cause of death isn't immediately clear, but I think we can rule out a skateboarding accident. More on Monday . . .
Sky's home affairs correspondent Mark White says it is believed the singer died of a suspected drug overdose but officially her death is being treated as "unexplained." The London Ambulance Service was called to her flat just after 4pm but were unable to save her life. Sky sources said the singer was "beyond help" when paramedics arrived.
"On arrival, officers found the body of a 27-year-old female who was pronounced dead at the scene," a police statement said.
"Beyond help" when the paramedics arrived? She's been beyond help for years. So a lot like Lindsay Lohan's career.
Jackass star Ryan Dunn posted a picture on his Tumblr last night of himself at a bar drinking with friends. He then left said bar in a 2007 Porsche 911 GT3, which has 415 horsepower and a top speed of 193 mph. I bet you'll never guess what happened . . .
"Jackass" star Ryan Dunn was the driver in this morning's fatal crash ... this according to cops who also say Dunn's car was "fully engulfed in flames" when officials arrived to the scene. The West Goshen Township Police Department says officers found Dunn's 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 "off the road and in the woods."
Both Dunn and his passenger "died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident." Cops will release more information on the passenger once officials can positively identify the body. Cops say "speed may have been a contributing factor to the accident."
The most fucked up thing about this story is that Ryan's episode (with Steve-O) of Minute to Win It aired last night. In a sense, he was in two horrible car accidents, both figuratively and literally, in one night.
Porn star Echo Valley -- not her given name -- died last month in San Antonio because, well, her boobs were too big. Valley was most famous for starring in Big Busted Goddesses of Las Vegas, Tittanic, Busty Broads in Uniform, and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay. No, really, Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay is actually a real movie. From Fox:
An adult entertainer living in San Antonio dies in a weekend crash. Friends say the body that made her money may be to blame for her death. That crash happened [last month] in Real County along US-83 near Leakey. 56-year-old Cynthia Gillig-Stone [aka "Echo Valley"] was spending the weekend in Utopia with her horse "Fire".
Saturday night she was turning into a bar when her small Pontiac was rear-ended by a pickup. Cynthia was ejected from her car and died at the scene. A state trooper says she wasn't wearing her seatbelt.
Her roommate John Lopez says Cynthia had problems with seatbelts because of her very large breasts -- size 65NN. He claims, as an adult entertainer, she had the third-largest breasts in the U.S. And that made driving a challenge.
Am I the only one who thinks it's a little ironic that a porn star died after being "rear-ended"? This chick probably pulled more trains than Thomas the Tank Engine. Of course you can't really blame her, R.I.P., for not wearing a seatbelt -- she already had two built-in airbags. The bottom line is that safety just wasn't a big concern for Ms. Valley -- which might explain why her co-stars never wore a condom.
Macho Man Randy Savage -- who twice reigned as the WWF Champion in the late 80s/early 90s -- died today after his Jeep Wrangler slammed into a tree in Florida (the heart attack probably didn't help). He was 58. R.I.P.
I was going to make a joke about Miss Elizabeth being unavailable for comment because she was out whoring with the Iron Sheik, but it turns out she died of a drug overdose in 2003. So basically, this is the most depressing post ever. I might as well post video of the 9/11 jumpers.
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